Originally, we thought 'Mr Grevor' would be a good name for our product as the name is somewhat, very unfamiliar, unusual, that would mirror the Antagonist character's (Charlie) behavior. Subsequently, enhancing Charlie's character as very peculiar, odd and strange to imply the work he is going to do is odd and sinister, indicating his work is something not right. However, after discussion we felt this was a bit too far fetched as the audience may not have understood the meaning and infer what we had.
Consequently, we decided to rename the product 'Broken Developments'. Firstly, we felt the name had more of a ring to it and sounds more professional as the name sounds more custom made . Secondly, a regular theme and prop in our product is the footage of cameras, throughout the opening sequence we see numerous close-ups of the camera. Of course, cameras produce negatives which are then developed into photographs, thus the link can be made between the title and the 'developments' from the pictures taken by the camera. Furthermore, in one of the pan shots you can see the many negatives needing to be developed. Whilst 'broken' indicates something is not right with the photos being developed, maybe the developments are broken or the photos are evil and twisted.
The plan of our product has changed on plenty of occasions. Previously, we decided to introduce two new characters: Sarah as another Protagonist and myself as a confused detective. However, we felt that this was going to end up resulting in the previous results of our previous attempts, and that was the telling of a story...which an opening sequence should not do. The definition of an opening sequence is:
"A title sequence is the method by which cinematic films or television programs present their title, key production and cast members, or both, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound"
It was felt by us, as a group, and a class as a whole that our product did match the criteria of announcing cast members, and excelled in visuals and sound. However, this definition clearly shows how an opening sequence should not tell a story, but simply introduce the film and give the audience an idea of the genre, actors etc. Consequently, the introduction of the 2 new characters went against this outline of an opening sequence. Therefore, we went back to the drawing board.
The type of thriller was kept the same: crime-thriller hybrid. We decided to keep it to two characters: Charlie (Antagonist) and Laura (Protagonist), to stop telling a story and build up of confusion. We filtered through good footage, and footage which was and wasn't needed was deleted, giving us the core of our sequence. From this, we focused on the footage of Charlie - predominately close-ups of his face, and bedroom, whilst close-ups of Laura dead and innocently walking the dog.
Effects also changed as we decided to place more emphasis on colour correction which highlighted specific colours e.g. red which has connotations of evil and blood. Whilst layover was also used some more as it created a clear link between Charlie and the deceased Laura.
Previously, our titles were effective and were in fantastic proximity of the frame, yet we wanted the effects to stand off the screen more, thus the software 'Motion' was employed. It enabled us to create some effective and professional looking titles, which is a vital part of the definition quoted above.
Our Soundtrack was also changed to enhance the effect. Previously we used a futuristic, quite alien-like drone noise, but we discovered that an Argentinean Piano noise was extremely effective. We agreed that all of our soundtrack should be non-diegetic as we felt it would effect the impact of the titles. This Piano was used alongside fade to bring in a drone-like noise, to imply when Charlie is present, this tension building non-diegetic noise would imply something was going to occur. Whilst an 'impact' sound was used alongside impact to make the audience feel shocked and be on-the-edge of their seats. Non-diegetic screams further enhanced tension and element of worry within the audience.
The plan of our product has changed on plenty of occasions. Previously, we decided to introduce two new characters: Sarah as another Protagonist and myself as a confused detective. However, we felt that this was going to end up resulting in the previous results of our previous attempts, and that was the telling of a story...which an opening sequence should not do. The definition of an opening sequence is:
"A title sequence is the method by which cinematic films or television programs present their title, key production and cast members, or both, utilizing conceptual visuals and sound"
It was felt by us, as a group, and a class as a whole that our product did match the criteria of announcing cast members, and excelled in visuals and sound. However, this definition clearly shows how an opening sequence should not tell a story, but simply introduce the film and give the audience an idea of the genre, actors etc. Consequently, the introduction of the 2 new characters went against this outline of an opening sequence. Therefore, we went back to the drawing board.
The type of thriller was kept the same: crime-thriller hybrid. We decided to keep it to two characters: Charlie (Antagonist) and Laura (Protagonist), to stop telling a story and build up of confusion. We filtered through good footage, and footage which was and wasn't needed was deleted, giving us the core of our sequence. From this, we focused on the footage of Charlie - predominately close-ups of his face, and bedroom, whilst close-ups of Laura dead and innocently walking the dog.
Effects also changed as we decided to place more emphasis on colour correction which highlighted specific colours e.g. red which has connotations of evil and blood. Whilst layover was also used some more as it created a clear link between Charlie and the deceased Laura.
Previously, our titles were effective and were in fantastic proximity of the frame, yet we wanted the effects to stand off the screen more, thus the software 'Motion' was employed. It enabled us to create some effective and professional looking titles, which is a vital part of the definition quoted above.
Our Soundtrack was also changed to enhance the effect. Previously we used a futuristic, quite alien-like drone noise, but we discovered that an Argentinean Piano noise was extremely effective. We agreed that all of our soundtrack should be non-diegetic as we felt it would effect the impact of the titles. This Piano was used alongside fade to bring in a drone-like noise, to imply when Charlie is present, this tension building non-diegetic noise would imply something was going to occur. Whilst an 'impact' sound was used alongside impact to make the audience feel shocked and be on-the-edge of their seats. Non-diegetic screams further enhanced tension and element of worry within the audience.
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